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Ally

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Previously

Lief turned his head from Doom and said in a low voice. "I know it is important. But Jasmine is more precious to me than anything. Even the kingdom."

With that he spun on his heel and through the door.

Right into Jasmine.

J POV

The first warning Jasmine had was the sound of Lief's furious voice hissing "I know it is important. But Jasmine is more precious to me than anything. Even the kingdom." Her heart swelled at his loving words, the way his voice caressed her name. But then she heard his angry footsteps marching in her direction.

She took a startled step back, but it wasn't enough to stop Lief from careening into her.

"Jasmine?" he asked, his voice now more angry than caressing. She hoped dearly that the anger was not directed at her. "What are you doing?"

"I am... tying my sh.. my shoe..." she trailed off lamely and they both looked down at her bare feet. She blushed and then remembered that she was supposed to not be talking to him. Her voice adopted a cold, frigid tone. "I was passing by and heard your voice. That was the warning I had before you came running into me. Is it a palace custom, knocking down your trusted companions?" His own blush deepened and he seemed to sweat visibly.

"What did you hear?" he asked, sounding worried.

Her voice was dripping with scorn. "Nothing of importance. I am of more importance than the kingdom and such things. What is less important than I am Lief?"

Lief's face paled considerably. "Noth...thing." he said, "Nothing at all."

He seemed to realise what he said and his face once again coloured. "No... Jasmine. I did not mean..."

Her voice froze once more, no longer containing any warmth for her friend. "I know what is going on Lief. Why can you not tell me?"

"Jasmine, my friend, my lo-" he broke off and made a sort of choking noise. "My lovely forest companion, I cannot tell you myself. Doom forbids it."

"Forget Doom!" she cried, "If this is concerning me, I deserve to know!"

"I know this Jasmine, but I cannot just blatantly disobey him." he snapped, his voice now also full of annoyance.

"Because of one stupid woman of high blood? Yes Lief I know, I know of it and yet you refuse to tell me full details. Why do you try and make this so difficult for yourself? Women of this 'high blood' you speak of, they are not trained of the land like you, or I, or Barda. We have seen, while they led cushy lives, not knowing what was going on. Lief, I would make a better Queen than any of them!" Her voice was mocking of the useless royals.

She finished her rant, breathing heavily and her hair hanging about her face.

L POV

"...Lief I would make a better Queen than any of them!"

Lief suddenly felt drained. He did not want to fight with the one woman he loved, not now, not ever.

"I know." he whispered and turned and walked away before Jasmine could stop him.

So she could not see the tears beginning to run down his cheeks. He was 16. He should not be dealing with being king. He should be out, like any other 16 year old, chasing girls, flirting, kissing. He should not be thinking of marrying.

He would talk to Doom. He must tell Jasmine the full story. She had got her impression wrong and it was hurting him as much as it was hurting her.

He felt hands slip over his eyes.

"Guess who?" a voice purred in his ear.

"Aah, Blossom, your here." He heard Doom's voice.

He turned. There stood a woman with firey red hair, wearing clothes tightly fitting and short. Her hair was cropped short and boyish and she wore a sort of war paint around her eyes.

"Lief, this is Blossom. She is to wed you."

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